Description
Plesk 8.6.0, when short mail login names (SHORTNAMES) are enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and send spam e-mail via a message with (1) a base64-encoded username that begins with a valid shortname, or (2) a username that matches a valid password, as demonstrated using (a) SMTP and qmail, and (b) Courier IMAP and POP3.
Published: 2009-08-18
Score: 5.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-6943 Plesk 8.6.0, when short mail login names (SHORTNAMES) are enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and send spam e-mail via a message with (1) a base64-encoded username that begins with a valid shortname, or (2) a username that matches a valid password, as demonstrated using (a) SMTP and qmail, and (b) Courier IMAP and POP3.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:49:02.672Z

Reserved: 2009-08-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-6984

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Status : Modified

Published: 2009-08-19T05:24:52.420

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-6984

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